Free agency has begun to shake out, leaving the New Orleans Saints in a prime spot to continue their philosophy of selecting the best player available, regardless of position, on their draft board. It's especially paramount for the Saints to hold true to that strategy this time around as they pick No. 27 overall in May's draft.

I'll post my mock draft every Monday leading up to the NFL draft, which will take place May 8-10 in New York, and my draft projections will fluctuate (or not) depending on free-agent movement and other factors.

There remains uncertainty among the picks atop the draft, which could translate into some surprises (and I'm not even accounting for trades). Here's my fifth mock draft with plenty of tinkering from last week, and I'm shifting to offense for the Saints at No. 27:

Larry Holder's NFL mock draft 5.0

1. Houston - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina

2. St. Louis - Greg Robinson, T, Auburn

3. Jacksonville - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson

4. Cleveland - Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida

5. Oakland - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M

6. Atlanta - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo

7. Tampa Bay - Jake Matthews, T, Texas A&M

8. Minnesota - Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville

9. Buffalo - Taylor Lewan, T, Michigan

10. Detroit - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State

11. Tennessee - Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA

12. N.Y. Giants - Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina

13. St. Louis - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M

14. Chicago - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama

15. Pittsburgh - Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech

16. Dallas - Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh

17. Baltimore - Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State

18. N.Y. Jets - Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU

19. Miami - Zack Martin, T, Notre Dame

20. Arizona - Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State

21. Green Bay - C.J. Mosley, ILB, Alabama

22. Philadelphia - Dee Ford, LB/DE, Auburn

23. Kansas City - Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State

24. Cincinnati - Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri

25. San Diego - Ra'shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota

26. Cleveland - Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State

27. New Orleans - Marqise Lee, WR, USC

Last week: Ealy. I've FINALLY shifted to wide receiver for the Saints for their first-round pick. Part of it had to do with me moving Ealy and Shazier up the draft board. Wide receiver is an obvious target for the Saints at No. 27. We already know the Saints are interested in Lee after having him in for a visit. Lee also thrived at USC under a capable quarterback like Matt Barkley in his first two seasons in Los Angeles. Lee could re-establish that rhythm with Drew Brees.